Laser safety and lab guide

There are High Power Lasers in the lab, used in:

Zeiss LSM510/Olympus two photon setup

Nikon FLIM

Nikon STED

Leica SP8-CARS laser

These lasers are "Class IV—High Power Laser, whose beam is, by definition, a safety and fire hazard. Take precautions to prevent exposure to direct and reflected beams. Diffuse as well as specular reflections cause severe skin or eye damage. Danger! Because the Mai Tai laser emits pulsed infrared radiation, it is extremely dangerous to the eye. Infrared radiation passes easily through the cornea, which focuses it on the retina, where it can cause instantaneous permanent damage" (ref.)